Moss'd In Space
A super-cosy adventure set in space from the Sunday Times bestselling Rebecca Thorne
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- £10.99
Publisher Description
Fabulously cosy sci-fi adventure for fans of Becky Chambers and Martha Wells.
'Absolutely wonderful . . . Filled with fantastic characters and so much heart, this book is a treasure'
-Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop
Her starship gave her freedom. But could it also become a friend?
Torian thought she was getting a bargain: a century-old alien starship, abandoned and covered in moss. It was her ticket away from a smuggling past and her overbearing ex . . . ah, ex-captain, Amelia. But the moss has a mind of its own.
As the ship’s ‘organic computer,’ Moss is lonely, snarky and harbouring serious abandonment issues. And when Torian journeys onward, she encounters the immortal alien who built the craft, then just left it behind – with Moss inside. The ship he’s now accusing Torian of stealing. Charting a new course across the galaxy, Torian finds an unexpected ally in Amelia, who might help her find the haven she craves. Torian can pilot a starship. But can she uncover ancient secrets and connect with a computer that just wants to belong?
If you love Firefly's adventures in space, the loveable alien cast of Mass Effect and the cosiness of Legends & Lattes, this is for you.
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Praise for Rebecca Thorne:
‘For those who like their sci-fi very cosy . . . quality tells and this is quality'
– New Scientist
‘Cosy doesn’t do this warm and witty sci-fi adventure justice’
– Daily Mail
‘If you’ve been missing the cosy, found-family warmth of Becky Chambers or the snappy, reluctant-hero banter of Murderbot, Rebecca Thorne’s latest is exactly the tonic you need’
– Sci-Fi Now
‘Readers of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune will feel right at home’
– Publishers Weekly
Can't Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller w/c 06/05/2024
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A sentient moss and an ill-equipped space ship captain build a motley found family in this stellar cozy sci-fi romance from Thorne (Alchemy and a Cup of Tea). After seven years of saving money, and despite the nay-saying of Amelia, her one-time captain and almost-lover, Torian Razner can finally buy a starship. She plans to use the craft to travel to the only planet inhabitable by humans, pass its rigorous citizenship exam, and move in her older sister, Celise, hoping to end the damage that recycled space station air does to Celise's lungs. The only ship she can afford, though, is the Destitute, a long disused nylarian craft covered with moss. She is shocked when the moss turns out to be a sentient organic computer nursing a grudge against the alien who abandoned it. Moss and Torian quickly bond, but an engine failure causes the auto navigation to take them to the hidden nylarian home world, where they meet the Destitute's last owner, the sole remaining nylarian, who accuses Torian of stealing the ship. It's the first of many snags in Torian's quest for citizenship, leading her and Moss to concoct an ambitious plan B that hinges on the cooperation of both Celise and Amelia. Thorne's arch humor, which shines especially in Moss's spikiness and hyper-literal takes, and striking critique of inequality blend beautifully with moments of tense action and the emotional second-chance romance between Torian and Amelia. It's enchanting.
